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Ahmad Alaadeen and another saxophone player perform at Charlie Parker's gravesite

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Ahmad Alaadeen plays the alto saxophone outdoors by Charlie Parker's gravesite with a white man playing a tenor saxophone behind and to his right. A...

Date Published
2001
2010
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, Gerald Dunn, Bobby Watson, Tyrone Clark and Chris Clarke play

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Ahmad Alaadeen is nearly out of the left side of the photograph in the foreground playing a soprano saxophone and wearing a fedora hat. A trumpet can...

Date Published
September-15-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

All play except Marcus Belgrave

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Marcus Belgrave, trumpet, turns his head and smiles at Claude "Fiddler" Williams as Claude plays his fiddle in the center of the stage. Claude's head...

Date Published
April-10-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Audience smiles as they listen

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The audience of white men, women, and children, smiles as they listen to a jazz combo play on the occasion of Claude "Fiddler" Williams' birthday. One...

Date Published
February-11-2003
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Audience watches a formal event

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In a room of pink-draped ceiling, a chandelier, and people dressed formally, unidentified African American men and one unidentified African American...

Date Published
September-01-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Audience watches a formal event

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In a room of pink-draped ceiling, a chandelier, and people dressed formally, four unidentified African American men and one unidentified African...

Date Published
September-01-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Band listens to Bobby Watson and Tyrone Clark play

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The band watches Bobby Watson play an alto saxophone in a tent with open sides. Ida McBeth, jazz singer, sits on a tall stool in the left foreground...

Date Published
September-15-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Band performing for Claude "Fiddler" Williams' birthday party

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits on one side of the stage with his back to the camera, playing his fiddle, while Joe Wilder stands on the opposite side...

Date Published
February-11-2003
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Band performing for Claude "Fiddler" Williams' birthday party

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The white male keyboardist laughs as he looks down at the keyboard he is seated behind. The white male double bass player next to him smiles and...

Date Published
February-11-2003
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Band playing for Claude "Fiddler" Williams birthday party

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands on one side of the stage with his back to the camera while Joe Wilder stands on the opposite side of the stage...

Date Published
February-11-2003
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Band warms up

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In Columbine's Champagne Cellar at the Harlequin Café, 8047 Agnes, Detroit, Michigan (8045 Agnes), Marcus Belgrave, trumpet, faces away from the...

Date Published
April-13-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Barbara, Spencer IV, and A. Spencer Barefield

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The Barefield family: Barbara, A. Spencer IV, and A. Spencer, stand together in a yard in front of a wooden fence and smile at the camera. The parents...

Date Published
April-14-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Barefield family pet a Saint Bernard

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Barbara and A. Spencer Barefield bend over to pet each end of a Saint Bernard as their son, 14-year-old A. Spencer Barefield IV, stands between them...

Date Published
April-14-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Big Bill Bissonnette sits in the green room

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Big Bill Bissonnette smiles at the camera as he sits beside an unidentified colleague in the green room. Both wear vests. The man on the right wears a...

Date Published
April-12-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Big Bill Bissonnette takes the solo

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Big Bill Bissonnette closes his eyes as he takes the trombone solo on stage on the farthest right of the photograph as the other band members check...

Date Published
April-10-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Blanche Williams sits in the Blue Room

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Blanche Williams looks to the left side of the photograph as she speaks to someone who out of the photograph. She sits in the Blue Room in the...

Date Published
February-19-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bob Bowman, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Rod Fleeman enjoying performing

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Bob Bowman, electric double bass, and Rod Fleeman, guitar, grin across the stage at Claude "Fiddler" Williams as they perform on either side of Claude...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bob Bowman, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Rod Fleeman enjoying performing

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Bob Bowman, electric double bass, grins across the stage at Rod Fleeman, guitar, whose right side is to the camera as he bends halfway over toward...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bucky Pizzarelli, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts laugh

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Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, sits up straight and turns his head toward center stage as he laughs. His body is obscured by a monitor sitting on the...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bucky Pizzarelli, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts perform at the White House

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes and smiles as he stands center stage playing his fiddle at the White House in Washington, D.C. on the...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bucky Pizzarelli, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts perform at the White House

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Bucky Pizzarelli crosses his legs bends slightly as he sits and plays jazz guitar. He looks down at the fret board. Claude "Fiddler" Williams is...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bucky Pizzarelli, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts perform at the White House

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Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, looks up at Claude "Fiddler" Williams as he sits and plays jazz guitar. He is partially obscured by a monitor on the...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bucky Pizzarelli, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts perform at the White House

Image

Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, is partially obscured by a monitor on the edge of the stage, as he sits and looks down at his guitar and performs with...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bucky Pizzarelli, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts perform at the White House

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Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, is partially obscured by a monitor on the edge of the stage, as he sits, smiles toward Claude, and performs with Claude...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bucky Pizzarelli, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and Keter Betts perform at the White House

Image

Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, is partially obscured by a monitor on the edge of the stage, as he sits and performs with Claude "Fiddler" Williams...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

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Member of

  • (-) Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection (168)

Types

  • photographs (168)

Genres

  • Color photographs (159)
  • Black & white photographs (9)
  • Gelatin silver prints (9)
  • Snapshots (8)
  • Photocopies (1)
  • Portrait photographs (1)
  • (-) Group portraits (168)

Subjects

  • African American men (147)
  • Jazz musicians (142)
  • African American jazz musicians (141)
  • Fiddlers (119)
  • Men, White (112)
  • Jazz musicians, White (95)
  • Double bassists (83)
  • Guitarists (56)
  • Saxophonists (53)
  • Trumpet players (41)
  • Music audiences (35)
  • African American women (28)
  • Women, White (28)
  • Pianists (25)
  • Music fans (23)
  • Trombonists (22)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (21)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (21)
  • Auditoriums (19)
  • Jazz singers (19)
  • Keyboard players (16)
  • Schools (11)
  • Musicians' spouses (9)
  • Students (7)
  • African American high school students (6)
  • Birthdays (6)
  • African American students (4)
  • Jazz festivals (4)
  • Mandolinists (4)
  • Teenage boys (4)
  • Big bands (3)
  • Bowler hats (3)
  • Bow ties (3)
  • Children, White (3)
  • Concerts (3)
  • Older people (3)
  • Older women (3)
  • Racially mixed children (3)
  • Audiences (2)
  • Autographs (2)
  • Bass guitarists (2)
  • Birthday cakes (2)
  • Birthday parties (2)
  • Bottleneck (Guitar playing) (2)
  • Boys (2)
  • British (2)
  • Families (2)
  • Masters of ceremonies (2)
  • Older men (2)
  • Photographers (2)
  • Restaurants (2)
  • Vests (2)
  • African American children (1)
  • African American teenage boys (1)
  • Asian Americans (1)
  • Baseball players (1)
  • Dance companies (1)
  • Dining room furniture (1)
  • Dressing rooms (Performing arts) (1)
  • Flügelhorn (1)
  • Harmonica players (1)
  • Jukeboxes (1)
  • Music students (1)
  • Negro leagues (1)
  • Newspapers (1)
  • Nurses (1)
  • Organists (1)
  • School children (1)
  • Teachers (1)
  • Violin (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (33)
  • Boca Raton (Fla.) (10)
  • Washington (D.C.) (10)
  • Detroit (Mich.) (4)
  • St. Louis (Mo.) (4)
  • Pennsylvania (2)
  • Chattanooga (Tenn.) (1)
  • Forty-first Street (New York, N.Y.) (1)
  • New York (N.Y.) (1)
  • Nice (France) (1)
  • San Diego (Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (121)
  • Barefield, A. Spencer (18)
  • Gabriel, Charlie, 1932- (16)
  • Pliskow, Dan, 1923-2015 (15)
  • Belgrave, Marcus (12)
  • Betts, Keter (12)
  • Kessler, Stan (12)
  • Wilder, Joe (12)
  • Pizzarelli, Bucky (11)
  • Holloway, Larry (Double bassist) (9)
  • May, Earl, 1927-2008 (9)
  • BIssonette, Big Bill (8)
  • Newman, David, 1933-2009 (8)
  • Saunders, Eddie (8)
  • Watson, Bobby, 1953- (8)
  • Henry, Lisa (Vocalist) (7)
  • Masso, George (7)
  • Ross, Richard (Vocalist) (7)
  • Higgins, Eddie, 1932-2009 (6)
  • McBeth, Ida (6)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (6)
  • Williams, Blanche Fouse (6)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (5)
  • Clark, Tyrone (Bassist) (5)
  • Dodgion, Jerry (5)
  • Dunn, Gerald (5)
  • Bowman, Bob (Bassist) (4)
  • Clarke, Chris (Pianist) (4)
  • Fleeman, Rod (4)
  • Harris, Isaac Jerome (4)
  • Powell, Benny (4)
  • Wesley, Lucky (4)
  • Barefield, A. Spencer IV (3)
  • Cartwright, Joe (Pianist) (3)
  • Colombo, Lou (3)
  • Hamza, Luqman (3)
  • Jackson, Arthur, 1920-2006 (3)
  • Jarvis, Jane (3)
  • Locke, Eddie (3)
  • Long, Russ, 1937-2006 (3)
  • Wurtzel, BIll (3)
  • Barefield, Barbara (2)
  • Bey, Taslimah (2)
  • Blake, John, 1947-2014 (2)
  • Hayden, Marion (2)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (2)
  • Park, Kim (2)
  • Smith, Frank, 1932-1999 (2)
  • Strait, Todd (2)
  • Terry, Clark (2)
  • Thuston-Brown, Cora Pearl, 1927-2011 (2)
  • Abshire, Steve (1)
  • Bell, Aaron, 1922-2003 (1)
  • Carter, Regina (1)
  • Crawford, Johnny, 1946-2021 (1)
  • Dennis, Fats (1)
  • Dunbar, Ted, 1937-1998 (1)
  • Glaser, Matt (1)
  • Gunther, Paul (1)
  • Hall, Regina (1)
  • Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000 (1)
  • Johnson, Sam, Jr. (1)
  • Jones, Etta (1)
  • Leonard, Jerry (Electric bass player) (1)
  • Lotozo, J. T. (1)
  • McShann, Jay (1)
  • Montgomery, Little Brother, 1906-1985 (1)
  • Nasser, Jamil (1)
  • O'Neil, Buck, 1911-2006 (1)
  • Pearson, Al (1)
  • Person, Houston (1)
  • Royal, Marshal, 1912-1995 (1)
  • Tate, Buddy (1)
  • Taylor, Myra (1)
  • Todd, Oliver, 1916-2001 (1)
  • Witherspoon, Jimmy (1)

Events

  • Tony Williams Jazz Fest (3)
  • "Duke Ellington Tribute: Jammin' at the Gem" concert series (2010 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Kansas City Blues & Jazz Festival (2000) (1)
  • Mark O'Connor Fiddle Conference (1)

Date Published

  • 1991 (40)
  • 2000 (39)
  • 2001-09-15 (12)
  • 1998 (11)
  • 2001-04-08 (11)
  • 2001-04-10 (11)
  • 2000-05-16 (10)
  • 2001-02-19 (10)
  • 2003-02-11 (9)
  • 1981 (8)
  • 1990 (7)
  • 1999-06-16 (4)
  • 1999-10-12 (4)
  • 2001-04-12 (4)
  • 2001-04-13 (4)
  • 1971 (3)
  • 2000-11-17 (3)
  • 2001-04-14 (3)
  • 1961 (2)
  • 1970 (2)
  • 1980 (2)
  • 2001-09-01 (2)
  • 2003-02-10 (2)
  • 1981-08-01 (1)
  • 1985 (1)
  • 1986 (1)
  • 1993-10-01 (1)
  • 1995 (1)
  • 1996 (1)
  • 1999-08-06 (1)
  • 1999-09-26 (1)
  • 1999-10-16 (1)
  • 2000-07-21 (1)
  • 2000-07-23 (1)
  • 2001 (1)
  • 2001-08-31 (1)
  • 2001-09-29 (1)
  • 2002 (1)
  • 2010 (1)
  • 2010-03-01 (1)
  • 2010-05-02 (1)

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